The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-12
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A diamond valued at $40, 900 was Of
fered as security in New York Police Court
1t Is the largest in the coultry, aud the prop
erty of a saloon keeper
Henry A. Morris, who failed in New
York in connection with the Textile Filter
Company is reported as dsfaulter TO the
amount of $4,000, and haa gone to Canada
Various rumors are abroad with re-
gard TO Dr. McGlynns cIse, but according to
the most reliable information he will not re-
cant or go to Rome, but allow his su pension
to stand as 1t does.
Newark, n. j., has been startled by
an attempt to deliver all the convicts in the
penitent.ary at Caldwell aud kill the keepers
The Jail officials d scovered the plot in time TO
defeat it,
The ocean shore along the South
Carolina coast is covered with dead fish TO
the depth OF one foot, which is the result, it
is thought, of some volcanic disturbance
Thomas p. May, once a wealthy
planter of Louisiana, and at the outbreak of
the war Union man, is said to be dying in
London. He was Sub Treasurer at New Or
leans, and established The Times in that CITY
in the interest of Salmon F. Chase for the
Pres dency
The German ship Elizabeth was
wrecked during gale OFF Cape Henry, Va,
and over twenty men of the crew and the
members Of the Little Island life-saving sta
ton were lost through the capszlng of the
life-boats which bravely wont to her aid
Official reports from Ireland show
little dlminution In tho number of non-pay-
ments OF rents and evictions Of tenants
1t is rumored that Mr.. Ruskin will
shortly enter the Roman Catholic Church
His recent intercourse with Cardinal Manning
has strengthened his impulses in this di-
rection.
While number of bailiffs, assisted
by 100 policemen, were evictlng tenants IN
Maynoe, County Clare, the people were called
together by the ringing of the chapel bell and
the blowing Of horns. Headed by the priests,
they reinstated three evicted tenants as care |
takers, and IN two instances forced the bailifrs
to abandon their attempts to evict tenants and |
withdraw from the scene. During the dis |
turbance Father OFiynn, Inspector Heard
and several policemen were injured by being
hit with stones.
A large mill belonging to Y. c.. Eos
ter, of Eau Cairo, Wis, was destroyed by
fire, entailing loss of s35 900 to 1000
The new Governor of Massachusetts.
IN his inaugural message, takes a somewhat
novel position in the matter of Temperance.
instead OF advocating a prohibition amend
heht 70 the State Constitution, as it was ex-
pected he would do, he recogniz s license as
The law of the State. and recommends that the
number OF licenses issued in cities shall be
restricted to narrow limits by law. and that
by law also the fees for licenses ehall be
greatly increased This scheme can hardly be
said to be practical one, as it would at once
'reate monopoly in the liquor business by
aw which could not help but become unpop
liar
The conference of the Congressional
on the electoral co int bill has re-
ulted in an agreement
BILL was introduced ian the House bv Mr.
iiscock on the sth inst to reduce the taxation
nd duties on raw sugar also on tobacco. snuff
nd cigars. Mr.. Springer presented an amend
nent which he proposes TO offer to the Pacific
.ailroad funding bill when it comes up for CON
pIopOncS W hlTihe out all that | 1
ortion OF the bill which prescribes the mode
which the companies shall puy their in
ebtedness to tho Government and to
insert in place thereof series of
rovisions, the principal of which is that the
ompnnies shall the first day of October aud
annually thereafter, pay into the United
tates Treasury sum equal TO the amount
mich the United States is required to paw semi
nnually as interest on the subsidy bonds adj
anced to the said companies until the maturity
| said bonds, less tho amount of any payments
iade by the said companies during the six
lonths previous TO any such payment OF their !
ldebtedness under any act OF Congress here I
)fore passed.